Archive for August, 2008  

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Do you know the most talked about topic in the elevators of Tokyo? Yep, you got it! The weather. Talking about the weather is a national pastime in Japan, and one that will help you start conversations in Japanese. Finding topics to talk about can be challenging when speaking in Japanese, but not if you can speak about the weather.

In addition, this lesson will cover basic Japanese greetings.

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Did you ever think of meeting your neighbors before you signed the lease? Kind of an interview in disguise. You know, just walking over and introducing yourself. In Japan, this custom takes place after you have already moved in. In this lesson, we’re going to learn how to introduce yourself to the neighbors and carry out the customs we’ve discussed in the previous lessons. The focus of this lesson is the grammar point totemo –nai, which is used in a negative construction clause to strengthen the negative meaning. It is equivalent to “not — possibly.”

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100 cellphone e-mails in one day? From the same person.
Is it too much?

Probably. But if you’re having fun, who’s counting? Many Japanese have merutomo (e-mail friends) and write back and forth all day long. They may never meet in real life. But some merutomo become really good friends and hang out all the time.

Today we’ll study 3 basic Japanese grammar points. We’ll look at the difference between sou da and you da. And review the correct usage of no ni.

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Have you heard the Japanese tale of the Beckoning Cat? While many people know of the Japanese Beckoning Cat, and what it stands for, very few know the story behind it. In this lesson, Miki will tell us all about this interesting tale. Impress your Japanese friends when you share the story behind the story with them.

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. Have you ever been irritated by indecisiveness? You ask a question only to get a vague response? In this lesson we’ll learn how to extend invitations in Japanese, and how not to answer them when speaking with a potential mother-in-law. We’ll also cover some Japanese cultural insight. The focal point of this lesson is the Japanese grammatical structure ~masen ka - the negative non-past, polite + ka. This phrase can be used to extend an invitation.

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